Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen

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Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen
Race details
DateMay, June
Region Flanders, Belgium
English nameTour of East Flanders
Local name(s)Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen (in Dutch), Tour de la Flandre Orientale (in French)
Discipline Road
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1960 (1960)
Editions14
Final edition1973
First winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Emiel Verheyden  (BEL)
Most wins
(2 wins)
Final winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)

The Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1973. [1]

The course, in the province of East Flanders, was around 200 km. Evergem was both start and finish place. [2]

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Benoni Beheyt and Eddy Merckx.

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1960 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Emiel Verheyden Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Oswald Declercq Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jozef Schils
1961 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Vanden Berghen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clément Roman Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Norbert Kerckhove
1962 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Georges Decraeye Flag of Belgium (civil).svg José Denoyette Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Henri De Wolf
1963 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg René Van Meenen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jaak De Boever Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Edmond Coppens
1964 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Benoni Beheyt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg René Van Meenen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Norbert Coreelman
1965 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg August Verhaegen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guido Reybrouck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jozef Huysmans
1966 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilbert Desmet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yvan Verbist Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gustaaf Desmet
1967 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Georges Vandenberghe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jaak De Boever Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frans Aerenhouts
1968 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilbert Desmet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gustaaf Desmet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luc Leman
1969 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frans Verbeeck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yvan Verbist Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jozef Moons
1970 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frans Mintjens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Georges Vandenberghe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eddy Merckx
1971 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joseph Bruyere Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maurice Eyers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Julien Stevens
1972 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Vanneste Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilbert Wuytack Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Planckaert
1973 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eddy Merckx Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Bukacki Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alfons De Bal

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References

  1. ↑ "Tour de la Flandre orientale / Evergem (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "1er Tour de la Flandre Orientale à Evergem 1960". Mémoire du Cyclisme.
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